Announcements

Visitors:  Welcome—we are glad you are here!  You are invited to fill out a visitor card, which can be found in the pew holder or obtained from an usher.  Please put the completed card in the offering plate or return it to an usher.  We hope you will stay for Sunday School; we have classes for all ages.  Please join us again!

Baby Bottle Campaign:  Each year we support the Ashland Care Center and their free, life-affirming programs by filling baby bottles with change, bills, or a check.  We have 100 bottles to hand out today, hoping that every family will take at least one.  We ask that you bring your filled bottle back to the church by April 4, Easter Sunday—the day we celebrate new life, and put it on the table in the coatroom.  Filling the bottles would be a good family activity during the Lenten season. 

Cellar Dweller Sunday School Class:  The class has left the cozy room upstairs and is again dwelling in the cellar.  They begin a new study today by Max Lucado titled “Fearless.”  The class is open to anyone that would like to join them.

Church & Ministry Committee Meeting:  There will be a Church & Ministry Committee Meeting at the church on Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m.  For more information, please see Clayton Krichbaum, Committee Chairperson.

New Sunday School Class:  Pastor Ken will begin teaching a class in New Testament Greek on the Book of John next Sunday.  This class, which will meet in the classroom that the Cellar Dwellers vacated, is open to everyone. 

Water Garden Tour: Pastor Ken and Dianne’s farmhouse is going to be a stop on the July 11 “Water Garden Tour,” along with the church’s water fountain.  If you would be interested in taking a shift from 10-4 to stand at the fountain and share information about it, answer people’s questions, and hand out church material, please speak to Dianne.

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”  Kyra Rush has a part in this musical about the life of Joseph’s, which will take place at the Mansfield Playhouse on March 19, 20, 26, 27, and April 2 at 7 p.m., and on March 28 and April 3 at 2:30 p.m.  The theater is located at 95 E. Third St.  For ticket information, call 419-522-2883.

PhoneTree Prayer Chain:  If you have an urgent prayer concern on a day & time other than Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 9-5, my usual office hours, that needs to be put on the PhoneTree as quickly as possible, please call my cell phone at 419-606-0336 instead of leaving a message on the church voice mail—thank you.                                           Shelley Geib, Church Secretary

Hillsdale CARES:  We received $166.25 from last Sunday’s Hillsdale CARES Offering—Thank you!  Also a huge thanks to everyone that brought in pasta related food, paper grocery bags, and 1 gallon freezer bags.  Beginning this month, we will be taking up the $1 From 1 Offering for CARES on the third Sunday of the month while the children sing a couple of songs. 

Gas Dryer & Baby Swing:  Debbie Lavinder has a gas dryer and a baby swing that she no longer uses.  If you have a need for either of these, please speak to her at church or call her at 419-207-8434.

Directories:  Please let the office know of any changes that need to be made to the 2010 Phone/Address Directory.                 

New on Bulletin Boards:

ü  Thank you cards from Chuck & Lindsay Gaines, Misty Cain (John & Patti Sponsler’s granddaughter), Joan Krichbaum

ü  March Menu and activities at the Ashland County Council on Aging

ü  Scholarships through Area Agency on Aging (also see March Newsletter)

ü  Hayesville Lions Follies March 25, 26, 27 at Hillsdale High School, 7:30 p.m., see poster for ticket information

ü  Mid-winter Gospel Celebration & Supper at Perrysville Baptist Church March 7, 14, 21, 28, free-will offering, see poster for singing groups

Lenten Services, Easter Musical & Revelation Schedule: (No Sunday Night Bible Study until after Easter)

Today:               ~Lenten Service at Lakeville United Methodist  Church with Pastor John Furno speaking 7 p.m.

Sun. March 14:  ~Lenten Service at Fairview United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Truax speaking 7 p.m.

Sun. March 21:  ~Lenten Service at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor Diane McCartney speaking 7 p.m.

Sun. March 28:  ~(Palm Sunday) Easter musical at our church 2:30 p.m.

                        ~Revelation 7 p.m.

                        ~No Lenten Service

Friday, April 2:  ~(Good Friday) Easter musical at our church 7 p.m.

 

    Serving this Sunday

Ushers
Dick Rush, Jim McKinley, Ron Carnegie

Worship Service Nursery
Today—Elaine Obrecht & Melissa Schweyer
Next Week—Renee Twining & Ashley Retherford

Sunday School Nursery
Today—Iola Mong
Next Week—Kendra Carnegie

Acolyte
Today—Jett Heldenbrand
Next Week—Jett Heldenbrand

Altar Flowers
Dianne Hammontree

Radio

Sermons are broadcasted on WNCO 1340 AM

on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and on WZLP 95.7

FM on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.